Every week HELLO.RU talks about what celebrity children wear. Last time we got acquainted with the style of Cruz Beckham - the third son of football legend David Beckham and designer Victoria Beckham, and today the heroes of our column are the sons of singer Ricky Martin - Matteo and Valentino.
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On August 6, 2008, Ricky Martin became the father of twin boys - Matteo and Valentino, whom she carried to him surrogate mother. For the first time, People magazine reported this, publishing an official statement from the singer's representative:
The children born to the surrogate mother are healthy and are already in Ricky's care. He is very proud of the new chapter in his life and does not intend to lead a public life until the end of the year in order to devote more time to children.
Two years after he first became a father, Martin came out by publicly declaring his homosexuality in a post on the official website:
I am happy to report that I am a happy gay man. I am proud to be who I am.
Ricky Martin with sons - Matteo and Valentino
Ricky Martin with sons - Matteo and Valentino
Of course, this was followed by a wave of criticism from members of the public advocating for traditional families. But Ricky tried to ignore the criticism and raise his sons the way he sees fit. By the way, Martin never hid his love for children: long before he had sons, the singer founded charitable foundation Ricky Martin Foundation, whose goal is to help children around the world.
My boys are my whole life, they are the best thing that happened to me
Martin spoke in an interview, noting that he does not see any problems in the fact that Matteo and Valentino do not have a mother, because they are surrounded by the care and boundless love of their father and nannies. Until 2014, Ricky raised his sons with his partner Carlos Gonzalez Abella, but the couple broke up, and the singer expressed the hope that he would soon meet the person with whom he wanted to spend his whole life. In 2016, such a person was found: the artist Jwan Yosef became Martin's chosen one, to whom Ricky recently made a marriage proposal.
Ricky Martin with sons and fiance
Ricky Martin with sons - Matteo and Valentino
I proposed to him. I was very worried! I got down on one knee, presented him with a bag with a ring and instead of saying "Will you marry me?" said "I have something for you!" Not the best words! But then I said I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him. He elaborated, "So what was the question? Will I marry you?" That's all. It was wonderful! After about 30 minutes, I grabbed my head: "Wait, so you said yes to me? And he said yes,"
Martin told Ellen DeGeneres in an interview. Ricky also said that Jwan gets along well with Matteo and Valentino, although the boys absolutely different tempers. Back in an interview with Spanish Vanity Fair in 2012, Martin talked about how Valentino is growing up as a very romantic boy, and Matteo is a born leader:
Valentino is an ambassador of love and peace. He loves flowers and nature. If I suddenly lose sight of my son, then I know exactly where to find him - in the garden behind the acacia bushes. Valentino is very calm and noble. And Matteo is the alpha leader. He always tells his brother what to do.
Ricky Martin with sons - Matteo and Valentino
Ricky Martin with sons - Matteo and Valentino
Despite the difference in personalities, Matteo and Valentino's clothing style is very similar. Since childhood, boys have been dressed in the same minimalist clothes - small copies of those worn by their star dad. Their wardrobe has a huge number of T-shirts - both classic and polo - in all colors of the rainbow. Boys love plain t-shirts and t-shirts with prints - stripes, cages, occasionally - prints with cartoon characters and animals. Like their dad, Ricky, they wear short-sleeved shirts in the summer, paired with safari shorts, loose-fitting cotton trousers, or military-style sweatpants. Speaking of sportswear, Matteo and Valentino have a special passion for comfortable clothes, because, according to Martin, they lead a very active image life and often play pranks:
Fatherhood is incredible. Every day brings you something new. Matteo and Valentino are always bullies, but I can handle them. They are amazing.
This love of boys for activity is also manifested in travel: at the Evening Urgant show in September of this year, Martin admitted that he had been touring the world with his children for 15 months. According to him, Matteo and Valentino are so accustomed to moving that when they stay in a city for more than a few days, they begin to ask their father when their journey will continue. With this approach, real artists can grow out of boys! At least, there is definitely an example before their eyes.
Click on photo to view gallery Ricky Martin with sons - Matteo and Valentino
Ricky Martin with sons - Matteo and Valentino - and fiancé Jwan Yosef
Childhood
Ricky Martin's parents divorced when he was two years old. After the second marriages of both parents, Martin had half-brothers on his mother and the same number of brothers on his father. Ricky grew up in a Catholic family, went to Sunday school until he began to perform as a soloist in the popular boy group Mundo, a Latin American boy band.
In "Mundo" Ricky Martin sang for 6 years, after which he decided to move on, starting a solo career. After graduating from school, the musician moved from hometown to New York, where he was offered to star in the TV series Reach for the Star. After filming the film, he took his pseudonym, reducing his real name to a simple and memorable one - Ricky Martin. And in 1991, his first album was released, the single of which went gold in Mexico, Argentina and Puerto Rico. In support of the first album, Ricky went on his first tour of South America. The second album, released in 1993, was a wild success. It has sold over a million copies worldwide. In 1994, Ricky Martin left for California, where he was offered the role of a singer in the TV series General Hospital.
Ricky Martin albums
In Europe, singer Ricky Martin became popular after the song Maria, which changed the opinion of Europeans about Latin American music, as if only ballads could be performed in this style. Ricky Martin revealed to the world dance music in Latin style.
Returning to New York, Ricky Martin took part in the Broadway musical Les Misérables, where he received one of the main roles. And almost immediately after his theatrical success, Ricky Martin recorded his fourth album with a circulation of 8 million copies. The album received platinum status. At the same time, Ricky Martin was given the honor of writing the anthem for the World Cup, which was held in France. The song Ole Ole became a worldwide hit.
Realizing that Spanish-language albums are a success, singer Ricky Martin decided to re-release Risku Martin's album in English. The album includes singles recorded with the Swedish singer Meha.
Crazy success, including commercial, brought Ricky Martin the single Livin "La Vida Loca. The dance floors of the USA, Great Britain, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, France, Greece, Israel, India, Italy, Japan, Guatemala, Mexico were smoking under this song, Russia, Turkey and South Africa. The album of the same name became one of the best-selling albums of 1999. The record went platinum 7 times and sold about 22 million copies. Unfortunately, the second English-language album was less successful and did not reach the top of the charts. The third album almost failed, it did not include a single hit, the circulation was only 1 million copies.
Ricky Martin decided to return to Hispanic roots, recorded new album Almas Del Silencio, about whom he said: “I connected with my emotions. I think this album is very polyphonic, like life. It talks about anger. It speaks of joy. It talks about uncertainty. It talks about feelings. And my emotions are part of this album."
Missing the stage, Ricky Martin took part in the MTV reality show The Diaries: Ricky Martin, where the singer's life behind the scenes was shown on the screen. And in 2009, he announced that he was working on the creation of his new book, the contents of which are still kept secret.
By the way, Ricky Martin's height is 188 cm.
Ricky Martin's personal life
Not so long ago, Ricky Martin revealed his non-traditional sexual orientation and introduced his friend. There were rumors about this for a long time, but Martin denied everything to maintain the image of a womanizer and heartthrob. He once said, "I'm fine with gay people, but I'm not gay."
Ricky Martin claimed that he was in love with Mexican TV presenter Rebecca de Alba, with whom he had to part, but after 14 years their relationship resumed. However, after the release of the Life album, the couple finally broke up, although Ricky and Rebecca planned to get married. Who knows, this relationship could have been sincere while Ricky Martin was looking for himself and trying to figure out his feelings and attraction to men.
In August 2008, a surrogate mother gave birth to two twin boys, the names of which were chosen by the father himself - Valentino and Matteo. When Ricky Martin gave his first interview after the birth of the children, the boys were completely under the supervision of the singer. Martin's manager said: "Ricky is happy, he is starting a new chapter in his life as a parent. He will retire from the public eye and spend this year with his children."
In June 2009, in an interview, Ricky gave hints that he was actually bisexual, and after a while he assured journalists of the opposite, claiming that his words were an ordinary PR move.
On the twentieth of December 1971, in one of largest cities Puerto Rico was born under a lucky star future great musician Ricky Martin (real name - Enrique Martin Morales). Little Enrique's father was an experienced psychologist, and his mother worked as an accountant. However, Enrique's family was not complete for long, just a couple of years after the birth of his son, the parent filed for divorce.
The future singer served as an exemplary novice in the holy Catholic home, regularly attended Sunday school.
Ricky Martin's career in music began in 1984. The young Puerto Rican is only thirteen, and he is already performing on stage as part of the famous youth group Latin America - boy band "Menudo". But in the early nineties, Martin decides to leave the band and pursue a solo career.
Immediately after graduation, the young musician moved to live in the capital of the United States, where the attractive young man was noticed by the producers of the Reach for the Star series and invited to shoot. It is worth noting that Martin did an excellent job with the role.
After the resounding success of the Mexican telenovela, Enrique Martin Morales forever turns into Ricky Martin and signs a contract with largest company Sony Discos.
Soon the world will hear the first Spanish-language record of Ricky Martin with the same name. Next comes the famous single of the singer " Fuego Contra Fuego”, which was later recognized as “golden” in all of Argentina, hot Mexico and Puerto Rico.
Fuego Contra Fuego:
The next one was not long in coming. studio album Martin " Me Amaras which came out in 1993. The album has sold over a million copies worldwide.
A little later, Ricky accepts an offer to star as a singer in the sensational American television series General Hospital, for the filming of which he moves to live in a dream city of California.
Real European triumph came to the young musician after the single " Maria", which was included in the singer's new album" A Medio Vivir". The traditional Latin American sound of the single "Maria" was Martin's breakthrough, and the single took first positions in largest cities Europe and South America.
Martin has always been fascinated by the enchanting world of Broadway and has wanted to be a part of it since childhood. The wish came true - he was invited to leading role in the play "Les Miserables".
After participating in a Broadway play, Ricky recorded his fourth studio album, Vuelve”, with a circulation of eight million copies.
After a long period of popularity in European and Latin American countries, Martin decides to switch to the American audience and releases the eponymous record in 1999. The success of the album "Ricky Martin" was amazing and was considered one of the artist's most successful debuts.
The album also included joint compositions with such world celebrities as Madonna and Meya. It is worth noting the high positions in the charts of the single " Private Emotion”, which the singer recorded together with an artist from Turkey, Sertab Erener. But Martin's hit becomes the most famous all over the world " Living La Vida Loca».
Living La Vida Loca:
Later, the singer presents another English-language album “Sound Loaded” to the whole world, and also records duets with world stars such as Christina Aguilera.
Between 2001 and 2005, Ricky Martin releases several more albums in Spanish and English, which diverged in millions of copies and occupied leading positions in the world charts.
Ricky Martin's personal life
Ricky entered the list of the fifty sexiest artists in the world according to People magazine, but in the late 90s personal life the artist became the most discussed topic, in particular, the topic of Ricky's orientation, to which the singer stated that he had a strong relationship with the Mexican TV presenter Rebecca de Alba and they are planning to get married.
However, later Ricky nevertheless admitted to having a normal attitude towards homosexuality and that he had intimacy with men. And only in 2010, Martin openly stated that he was a homosexual and plans to legalize his relationship with his boyfriend Carlos Gonzalez Abell.
But already in 2014, the couple decided to leave.
Martin has two twin boys, Matteo and Valentino, who were born by a surrogate mother.
In January of this year, Ricky Martin officially married his partner, a Swedish artist of Syrian origin Jwan Yosef. In an interview with Attitude magazine, on the cover of which gay people often appear, the musician spoke about meeting his future spouse and friend.
I contacted him online, we talked like that for half a year, just sending each other messages about life and various existential problems. Nothing about sex, nothing sexual. But when I first saw him, I stopped breathing. Emotions built up over the course of six months, it was such a romantic time. During the first meeting, I said: "I'm going to marry this guy." And apparently he thought the same thing, only told me this later,
Told Ricky about his partner.
Ricky Martin with Jwan Yosef
Ricky also spoke about why he avoided talking about his orientation for many years:
I was completely subordinate to my career. I had no time to open doors for new relationships, and I'm not just talking about romantic ones. I was afraid to just communicate with people - including producers and directors, I was afraid that if I spent more than two hours with them, they would find out everything about me, about my nature. I spent so much energy hiding my sexuality.
Now Ricky is 46 years old, he is raising two twin sons, born in 2008 by a surrogate mother. Ricky hid his orientation for a long time: for 14 years, the musician met and diverged from the Mexican TV presenter Rebecca de Alba, and only in 2010 did he make an official recognition on his website.
I am happy to inform you that I am a homosexual. I am very happy to be who I am. Years of silence and criticism made me stronger and reminded me that recognition comes from within, that this kind of truth gives me the strength to fight emotions that I did not even know I had. In April 2016, Martin began dating Swedish-Syrian artist Jwan Yosef. In November of the same year, they announced their engagement on the Ellen DeGeneres show, and in January they were legally married.
Ricky Martin - famous singer, musician, actor of Puerto Rican origin. In more than 25 years of his successful career, he has become an idol for many fans, is one of the most famous single singers, and the popularizer of Latin American music. He has seven Grammy awards. And with his concerts he visited more than 60 countries of the world.
The artist is involved in charity work, helping children from socially disadvantaged regions and orphanages. Few people know that Ricky is friends with the famous Russian singer, Philip Kirkorov.
Height, weight, age. How old is Ricky Martin
His songs in the 90s sounded from every "iron". The Latin American king of pop, known throughout the world, managed to earn the love and recognition of millions of fans different ages. Today, the artist not only writes music and lyrics, he also writes books and acts in films.
Fans want to know absolutely everything about their idol, including his height, weight, age. How old Ricky Martin is will surprise even connoisseurs of his music, because the 46-year-old performer looks great, keeps himself in good shape, leads an active lifestyle, and plays sports.
Biography and personal life of Ricky Martin
The performer was born in 1971 in the city of San Juan. My singing career he started at the age of 12, when he got into the Menudo boy band, the guys performed pop-style songs, performed on television and on the live stage, and after a few years they became popular. In addition, Martin had already successfully starred in commercials at that time, so his name was familiar to many. Ricky performed with the group for five years, the guys recorded eleven joint albums, after which the young performer decided to leave the group and go on a separate voyage.
After graduation, the young man decided that he wanted to develop his career as a musician further, and moved to New York, where he entered the High School of the Arts. But Martin did not succeed in studying in it, because he passed the casting to play in the play “Mom Loves Rock”, and moved to Mexico City. Playing in this performance for two years, Martin simultaneously starred in several TV series, and was looking for ways to perform his cherished dream- solo recordings music album.
At the age of 20, the performer releases his first album, and in order to increase its sales, he begins touring his native Latin America. Two years later, his second album comes out, and a few years later, the third, which raises Martin to the top of fame. His single "Maria" circles the whole Earth, occupying the first lines in the charts of Europe.
In 1998, Ricky Martin was invited by the International Football Federation to perform one of his songs at the World Cup final. This performance was named the minute of fame for Latin American music, the song "La Copa de la Vida" took gold in the charts, and Ricky performed it again at the Grammy ceremony.
After such worldwide success, the artist begins to release English-language albums. Everyone has heard his hit "Livin' la Vida Loca", and today there is no person who would not recognize this catchy melody, which has been present in the playlists of clubs at 90s-themed parties for almost 20 years now.
The biography and personal life of Ricky Martin are notable for the fact that the artist is very an open person he expresses his Political Views, is a Republican, and supported George W. Bush at his inauguration. In addition, it has been known for many years that Martin is also openly gay.
Family and children of Ricky Martin
Successful career and worldwide fame is the merit exclusively of Martin himself. His parents are the most ordinary people. Mom is an accountant, and father is a psychologist. When Ricky was 2 years old, his parents divorced, so the boy practically lived in two houses, now with his mother, then with his father. The artist has a large family. He has four half-brothers and a sister, so the performer is used to living with family and friends, and after 25 years he realized that he also wanted to have a big family and children.
Ricky Martin was raised from childhood as a believing Catholic, he spent a lot of time in church and served the priest during worship, so when the guy first realized that he was attracted to a man, he felt a sense of shame, and for a long time I didn't know how to confess this to my parents.
For many years, journalists have asked the artist unpleasant questions regarding his sexual orientation in addition, his popularity among fans from the representatives of gay minorities grew, which also gave rise to new rumors. In 2010, Ricky, so that there would be no more groundless discussions, came out. On his twitter, he wrote that he is gay and absolutely happy man.
Ricky Martin's son - Valentino Martin
Ricky Martin's son, Valentino Martin, was born in 2008. The artist has always dreamed of a large family and the possibility of the absence of his own children has always embarrassed him. However, today there is still a way out, and this is surrogate motherhood. The woman, whose name the singer keeps secret, gave birth to twins.
Valentino, one of the boys, is very similar to his father, but the guys have different personalities. The boy loves peace and quiet, sits for hours at a book, and absolutely unquestioningly stays with the nanny. In addition, Valentino loves to wear glasses, as Ricky says, he is "a real contemplative of life."
Ricky Martin's son Matteo Martin
The son of Ricky Martin - Matteo Martin was born on the same day as his brother, Valentino, on August 6th. Matteo is just a born leader, he never sits still, loves active games and command brother. The guys spend a lot of time with their father, go in for sports and take pictures.
Ricky puts photos with children on his pages and does not stop repeating that he is a happy father. Despite the fact that the public often talks about the fact that children who grew up in families of homosexuals are more likely to have gay, Martin is sure that he does not impose his values on his sons and always gives them the right to choose.
Ricky Martin's husband - Jwan Yosef
The orientation of the artist often became a topic for discussion by journalists, since many fans are haunted by the fact that the famous bachelor is gay. Ricky Martin has been in a relationship with economist Carlos Abella for a long time.
The men appeared together in public and spoke out in support of same-sex marriage. In 2014, it became known that the couple broke up, and after a while the singer was carried away by other relationships. future husband Ricky Martin - Jwan Yosef is a Syrian and artist.
